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Writing to learn / William Zinsser.

Zinsser, William, 1922-2015 (Author).

Summary:

Provides examples of good writing that students can use as a model in a variety of academic disciplines.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060158840 (pbk.) :
  • Physical Description: x, 256 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper & Row, [1988]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-247) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- Part 1: -- 1: Hermes and the periodic table -- 2: Writing across the curriculum -- 3: Liberal education -- 4: Writing to learn -- 5: Crotchets and convictions -- Part 2: -- 6: Earth, sea and sky -- 7: Art and artists -- 8: Natural world -- 9: Writing mathematics -- 10: Man, woman and child -- 11: Writing physics and chemistry -- 12: Worlds of music -- Acknowledgments -- Sources and notes -- Index.

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Subject: English language > Rhetoric.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
Academic writing > Study and teaching.
Study skills.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wallowa County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wallowa Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Wallowa Public Library 808.04 ZIN (Text) 30004000184594 Non-Fiction Available -

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